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UKRAINIAN IN-LAWS...NEED ADVICE

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frankiep311   0

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HELLO!  JUST WANT TO START BY SAYING 10 YEARS AGO THIS WEBSITE AND FORUM WAS SUPER HELPFUL IN MY UKRAINIAN WIFE AND I GETTING MARRIED!  SO NOW, I NEED HELP ONCE AGAIN!  HER PARENTS OBTAINED A TOURIST/VISITOR B1/B2 VISA BEFORE THE WAR STARTED.  THEY HAVE SINCE ARRIVED FOR A VISIT AND LEGITIMATELY INTENDED TO LEAVE AT THE END OF APRIL.   I HAVE CONVINCED THEM TO STAY SO THAT THEY ARE SAFE, FOR NOW, AND IF THERE IS A UKRAINE TO GO BACK TO (HOPEFULLY), THEN WE CAN ADDRESS THAT THEN.  MY QUESTION IS:  WHAT IS THE BEST PATH FOR THIS?  GENERAL ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS FOR RESIDENCY THRU MY WIFE (NOW A U.S. CITIZEN)?  ADJUSTMUST FOR RESIDENCY AS REFUGEES?  UNITIING FOR UKRAINE?  TO THE EXPERTS OUT THERE, PLEASE ADVISE!  ALL HELP IS APPRECIATED AND IF THIS SPECIFIC TOPIC HAS BEEN ADDRESSED, I APOLOGIZE!  I JUST NEED TO TAKE ACTION SOON SINCE THEIR 6 MONTH STAY WOULD BE OVER IN MAY!

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TBoneTX Grand Master

TBoneTX   45,266

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1.  Thread has been moved to the Russia/Ukraine/Belarus regional forum for country-specific advice.

2.  Please avoid typing in ALL CAPS, which indicates SHOUTING.

06-04-2007 = TSC stamps postal return-receipt for I-129f.

06-11-2007 = NOA1 date (unknown to me).

07-20-2007 = Phoned Immigration Officer; got WAC#; where's NOA1?

09-25-2007 = Touch (first-ever).

09-28-2007 = NOA1, 23 days after their 45-day promise to send it (grrrr).

10-20 & 11-14-2007 = Phoned ImmOffs; "still pending."

12-11-2007 = 180 days; file is "between workstations, may be early Jan."; touches 12/11 & 12/12.

12-18-2007 = Call; file is with Division 9 ofcr. (bckgrnd check); e-prompt to shake it; touch.

12-19-2007 = NOA2 by e-mail & web, dated 12-18-07 (187 days; 201 per VJ); in mail 12/24/07.

01-09-2008 = File from USCIS to NVC, 1-4-08; NVC creates file, 1/15/08; to consulate 1/16/08.

01-23-2008 = Consulate gets file; outdated Packet 4 mailed to fiancee 1/27/08; rec'd 3/3/08.

04-29-2008 = Fiancee's 4-min. consular interview, 8:30 a.m.; much evidence brought but not allowed to be presented (consul: "More proof! Second interview! Bring your fiance!").

05-05-2008 = Infuriating $12 call to non-English-speaking consulate appointment-setter.

05-06-2008 = Better $12 call to English-speaker; "joint" interview date 6/30/08 (my selection).

06-30-2008 = Stokes Interrogations w/Ecuadorian (not USC); "wait 2 weeks; we'll mail her."

07-2008 = Daily calls to DOS: "currently processing"; 8/05 = Phoned consulate, got Section Chief; wrote him.

08-07-08 = E-mail from consulate, promising to issue visa "as soon as we get her passport" (on 8/12, per DHL).

08-27-08 = Phoned consulate (they "couldn't find" our file); visa DHL'd 8/28; in hand 9/1; through POE on 10/9 with NO hassles(!).

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31 minutes ago, frankiep311 said:

HELLO!  JUST WANT TO START BY SAYING 10 YEARS AGO THIS WEBSITE AND FORUM WAS SUPER HELPFUL IN MY UKRAINIAN WIFE AND I GETTING MARRIED!  SO NOW, I NEED HELP ONCE AGAIN!  HER PARENTS OBTAINED A TOURIST/VISITOR B1/B2 VISA BEFORE THE WAR STARTED.  THEY HAVE SINCE ARRIVED FOR A VISIT AND LEGITIMATELY INTENDED TO LEAVE AT THE END OF APRIL.   I HAVE CONVINCED THEM TO STAY SO THAT THEY ARE SAFE, FOR NOW, AND IF THERE IS A UKRAINE TO GO BACK TO (HOPEFULLY), THEN WE CAN ADDRESS THAT THEN.  MY QUESTION IS:  WHAT IS THE BEST PATH FOR THIS?  GENERAL ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS FOR RESIDENCY THRU MY WIFE (NOW A U.S. CITIZEN)?  ADJUSTMUST FOR RESIDENCY AS REFUGEES?  UNITIING FOR UKRAINE?  TO THE EXPERTS OUT THERE, PLEASE ADVISE!  ALL HELP IS APPRECIATED AND IF THIS SPECIFIC TOPIC HAS BEEN ADDRESSED, I APOLOGIZE!  I JUST NEED TO TAKE ACTION SOON SINCE THEIR 6 MONTH STAY WOULD BE OVER IN MAY!

They are here , they are safe and am sure your wife is relieved. 
‘All 3  options are open:

1. U4U parole renewal every two years,

2.Asylum ( long drawn out way to a green card ) ,

3. Adjust as IR via your wife ( short simple way to green card). 
 

No use pressuring them to decide..but it’s important for all of you to know if they would live in US long term …then choose Adjusting now. 
‘Whatever you decide, put it in motion before visa expires 

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Another thing to consider is the age of your wife's parents. I remember another member having concerns about paying for health insurance and other benefits. 

 

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Boiler Grand Master

Boiler   45,467

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Asylum well you need a valid basis

 

U4U is to get you into the US, they are here.

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”

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I would think AOS would be the best course right now.  Easier to deal with overall, and if they decide to go back to Ukraine at sometime in the future, they can give up their GCs via the I407.

 

Good Luck!

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